FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Fulham 23 Oct 2010

Last updated : 22 October 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Fulham fixture

Fulham pack their bags to visit West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cottagers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 9 of the 38 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in October 2008, the The Baggies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premier League match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sun 22 FebFulham2 - 0West Brom.PREM
2008/2009Sat 04 OctWest Brom.1 - 0FulhamPREM
2005/2006Sat 11 FebFulham6 - 1West Brom.PREM
2005/2006Sat 03 DecWest Brom.0 - 0FulhamPREM
2005/2006Tue 25 OctFulham2 - 3West Brom.LGEC
2004/2005Sun 16 JanFulham1 - 0West Brom.PREM
2004/2005Sat 18 SepWest Brom.1 - 1FulhamPREM

Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Baggies in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Cottagers have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Brom.'s total of 12 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Fulham see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 9 points from their 8 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
West Brom.633012812
Fulham6132576

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Baggies, as the Cottagers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
West Brom. Unbeaten in the last 13 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Fulham Not won in previous 10 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.